Map of Japan by Luís Teixeira

Luís Teixeira1595/1595

National Maritime Museum of Korea
Busan City, South Korea

It was produced by Teixeira, the official cartographer of the Spanish royal family, and was recorded by Ortellius in Theatrum Orbis Terrarum. This map was the first Western map to depict only the Korean Peninsula and the Japanese archipelago.

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Title: Map of Japan by Luís Teixeira
Creator: Luís Teixeira
Date Created: 1595/1595
Location: Korea Museum Maritime Museum
Physical Dimensions: w55.3xh46.0(cm)
Type: Map
Medium: Paper

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